What the Police Say About These Dangerous Flags
Drivers in No. 8 (Quartier-Militaire–Moka) and those who use the roads in this constituency, as well as those who take the highway from Port-Louis to Grand-Baie, have seen all sorts of dangerous things since the start of the election campaign. The reason: the massive and annoying presence of orange flags at the roundabouts. Every day, they express their concern on social networks about the dangers posed by these flags, since those who installed them clearly did not take into account the safety rules.
A motorist from the region also testified to his mishap on Facebook: “It’s dangerous! The flags prevent you from having a clear view of the cars on the roundabout. I experienced it! Impossible to see vehicles coming from the right side. A narrow accident!” This is not an isolated case, several drivers report that these flags invade intersections and cause blind spots, making driving extremely dangerous.
A striking example is that of Quartier-Militaire, the Prime Minister’s constituency, where the flags around roundabouts limit visibility, forcing motorists to guess the position of other vehicles. This situation increases the risk of accidents and drivers are appealing to the agents of political parties to take measures to ensure road safety.
Faced with these concerns, Chief Inspector Shiva Coothen, head of the police communication cell, announced that a meeting will soon be held between the campaign leaders of the political parties and the police commissioner. “We ask for increased vigilance at intersections so that the flags do not obstruct the visibility of motorists. It is essential to respect the road safety rules,” he said yesterday by telephone. He also recalled that a buffer space of at least one metre should be respected around roundabouts to ensure the safety of road users.
Courtesy of L’Express.mu
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